THE SPECTRUM GAMES DATABASE

ARKANOID

PUBLISHER
Imagine

AUTHOR

YEAR
1986
 
CATEGORY
Breakout

DESCRIPTION
Arkanoid is Breakout (Thro' the Wall) with power-up's.

CONTROLS
Keyboard, Kempston

 KEYS : Left        -  Z to V
        Right       -  B to M, SPACE
        Fire        -  A to L

INSTRUCTION
Just like the original Break Out - use your bat and ball to
destroy successive walls of multi-coloured bricks.  Not all of
the bricks vanish on contact - some need several hits, and others
drop a spinning power-up capsule giving features such as an
expanded bat, slower ball, laser, extra life and so on.

Aliens also pose a problem - although harmless, they get in the
way of the ball and cause it to fly off in unexpected directions.

SEQUELS/PREQUELS
Arkanoid was followed up with Arkanoid 2.

SCORES RECEIVED
Crash: "Surprisingly addictive considering its ancient gameplay."
59% (CRASH #39, April 1987)